Watching out for numero uno

January 2, 2008 - Wednesday


Misunderstanding (added a side of back-atcha)

If you ever get to listen to Genesis's "Duke" from 1980. Take special note of "Misunderstanding"

It's sad.
It's honest
It's hopeful...

But it shouldn't be. This poor guy just wants to know the truth. But she just pulled the rug from under him. Sucker-punched him. Call it whatever you will, he just wanted the truth. No 'lead me on' when she should have said 'let it go'

Yes, our world is just as ugly now, maybe worse. There are more devices to tease and falsify than young Peter Gabriel could have dreamed of. More ways to be dishonest because we don't have the courage to tell it like it is. Some say they are being nice, letting you down easy... from the crash of a relationship ending, a job lost, or worse. Others are just trying to keep you hanging unknowingly as they search for your replacement. Pretty good way for them to not feel even a slight tailwind of the blow they are about to serve you. Doesn't take a physicist to know that YOU will be getting the full force of this wallup! But if we all just had honor and settled things with gunfights at high noon and the sting of "it's not working out" instead of the stab of being played a fool where even hindsight was blind. What happened to having the ethics and balls to let people know there's a problem and give the choice to stay and work at making a failing situation improve, or to move on with their dignity intact... Maybe if we did, we wouldn't have to become jaded and join the Enrons of the world. Sink to the likes of sneaks and spineless souless disapointments that have nothing left of honesty and empathy.

Poor guy, and he isn't even an ass to her. He just tries to hold on to what's left of his dignity and call it a "misunderstanding"

As for me... don't worry, I'm a little more perceptive (or perhaps cynical) and those spidey senses were tingling so I did some of my (yes, I used to work for an attorney AND participated in the "Ethics Bowl" in college) own 'discovery and I'm ready for this one. When the punch is thrown...

I have that wonderful armour called: 'taste of your own medicine' or even better, 'karma hurts if you've done dirty'



And that is gonna HURT... but not me ;)

love to you all.... Listen to Genesis